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J. N. CLAYTON.

VAPOR BURNER.

Patented J-an.'15j 1889.

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JOHN N. CLAYTON, OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSHUALAMBERT, JOHN E. LAMBERT, CHARLES R. LAMBERT, AND BERT L. LAMBERT, ALLOF SAME PLACE.

VAPOR-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,353, dated January15, 1889.

Serial No. 282,039. (No model.)

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. CLAYTON, of Ypsilanti, in the county of\Vashtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Vapor-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vapor-burners comprising a supporting-plateand hood, and has for its object to provide a novel structure whereinthe vaporizing-pipe is so located and curved around the supporting-platewithin the combustion-chamber formed by the hood and plate as toconstitute a guard or shield which prevents the flame lying along theunder side of the plate from being extinguished by a gust of windentering the discharge mouth of the combustion-e11amber.

The invention consistsin the novel features of construction andcombination of devices hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the burner. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view with the hood indotted lines. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section on line so 00,Fig. 2.

My improved burner is intended for use by plumbers for heatingsoldering-irons and melting lead; and the object of my invention is toprovide a burner which will give considerable heat and which it isdiflicult to blow out, the burners now in use for this purpose beingliable to become accidentally extinguished when used in outdoor work.

A represents a plate of metal, which I usually make pear-shaped, asshown in Fig. 2.

B represents the shell of the needle-valve, which is secured to one endof plate A, or may be cast integral therewith, as desired, and Irepresents the threaded barrel in which the screw-threaded needle-valveJ plays.

' E represents the valve-orifice of the needlevalve, and K represents ahand-wheel, by which the valve J is operated.

O represents a hood of cast or sheet metal secured to the under side ofplate A and inclosed 011 three sides, the opening for flame being at thelarge end of plate A, between the plate and the hood. In the rear wallof the hood and opposite the needle-orifice E is a combining-tube, D,through which vapor issuing from the needle-orifice passes, mingled withair, into the combustion-chamber made by plateA and hood (7. I also makethrough the rear wall of the hood 0 one or more small openings (notshown) to admit air to the chambcr.

F represents a number of small holes pierced in the sides of the hood,which admit air to the inside of the hood and make the flame less noisy.My burner may be used without these, however, if desired.

II represents the drip-cup carried on the rear wall of the hood, to beused in starting the burner in the ordinary way.

G represents a pipe, the openend of which is connected with the sourceof supply of gasoline or other liquid fuel.

L represents a curved pipe which connects the pipe G with the shell B ofthe needlevalve, and through which gasoline or vapor passes to theneedle-orifice. The pipe L is carried from the pipe G toward the frontof the plate A and then curved and carried back to the shell B. I haveshown only one curve, but of course more may be used, if desired. \Viththis construction the pipe L partly closes the orifice at the mouth ofthe burner, so that if a gust of wind blows into the mouth the flamelying along the under side of plate A and back of the pipe L is shieldedand the burner is not extinguished, and by placing this pipe L in thecombustion-chamber of the burner I obtain a much larger supply of vaporthan can. be had by simply drilling passages in the plate A.

The operation of my improved burner is too obvious to need description.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A vapor-burner consisting of the plate A, having at one end thevalve-shell B, provided with the vapor-orifice E and valve J, the hoodO, secured to the under side of the plate to constitute acombustion-chamber between the latter and the side and rear end walls ofsaid hood, with its front open for the discharge of the flame, acombining-tube, D,

opening through the rear Wall of the hood gnard at the mouth of thecombustion-chamopposite the vapor-orifice, and the vaporizing; ber,substantially as and for the purposes depipe L, havingmeans to connectwith the scribed.

fuel-supply and extending in a curved path JOHN N. CLAYTON. 5 around andbearing against the under side of \Vitnesses:

the plate in the combustion-chamber and con- D. B. GREENE,

nected with the valve-shell to form a flame- ISAAC DAVIS.

